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Reader comment on item: West Africa - Europe's New Border

Submitted by Octavio Johanson (Italy), Mar 25, 2006 at 18:25

In Europe, immigration, has been the taboo subject for decades. It still is. The I-word cannot be mentioned and, if you break the taboo, you are in big trouble. We are paying for our sense of guilt over the colonial era and it is our way of apologizing for being an affluent society. If you do come to Europe, do not mention the I-word. Talk about the weather: it is safer.

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I agree [68 words]S. AnguilarAug 5, 2006 23:33
Differences between Europe and the USA [96 words]Octavio JohansonMar 26, 2006 11:12
↔ Octavio - that is changing [827 words]SiddaMar 28, 2006 18:37
↔ Sidda: that's a no-win situation [221 words]Octavio JohansonMar 29, 2006 01:43
↔ More feedback for Sidda [134 words]Octavio JohansonMar 29, 2006 10:00
↔ to Octavio [575 words]SiddaMar 29, 2006 17:41
↔ I am not a conservative either! [504 words]Octavio JohansonMar 30, 2006 01:28
↔ Conclusions [384 words]Octavio JohansonMar 30, 2006 03:06
↔ immigration [77 words]bob graysonApr 12, 2006 00:07
↔ Re: immigration [69 words]Octavio JohansonApr 12, 2006 08:02
↔ Bob Grayson [211 words]Octavio JohansonMay 26, 2006 19:20
⇒ The I-word [71 words]Octavio JohansonMar 25, 2006 18:25
This is madness! [74 words]Wayne WagnerMar 20, 2006 15:48
Your readers and me [99 words]Octavio JohansonMar 20, 2006 01:55
↔ I live in Spain [75 words]Octavio JohansonMar 20, 2006 05:31
↔ Brother Octavio , Its hard to follow the rules sometimes !! [170 words]SinghDec 6, 2006 13:32
how to solve the Canary Island problem [278 words]MarkMar 20, 2006 00:35
↔ Oh, Australia! [223 words]Octavio JohansonMar 20, 2006 04:44
↔ I also live in Spain, further more I'm Spanish [98 words]Gonzalo MayordomoMar 26, 2006 11:35
↔ Gonzalo [17 words]Octavio JohansonMar 27, 2006 03:50
↔ Point 3 is no solution [231 words]Farid H.Apr 6, 2006 14:09
↔ EU-camps not possible [85 words]MikeApr 28, 2006 06:53
↔ Sorting the canary island problem [98 words]rienMay 13, 2006 09:07
↔ Immigration is necessary for development but Muslim Immigrants are Threat to Europe [61 words]BillooDec 6, 2006 13:10
↔ South Africa has the same problem [218 words]Josh SmithApr 13, 2007 23:20
↔ The problem of illegal migration [323 words]Mary ConnorDec 3, 2007 22:09
↔ right [8 words]Einsten SpearsJan 11, 2009 22:58

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